IN THE HORSE LINES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1902, 10 November 1913, Page 8

IN THE HORSE LINES.

A SPLENDID LOT OF ANIMALS.

A most important and necessary officer at the liucklo Street barracks just now is the "vet." (Mr. Taylor). That official, who has over a thousand horses under his caro, states that tho horses now in camp at Mount Cook are probably tho finest lot ever sot together in such ft short time—the finest in the world. iThore is a good deal of "blue blood" amongst them, and several of the animals aro valued at three figures by their owners. Among them is Gondolier, the 'chaser, who won at tho Winter Meeting of the Wellington Racing Club. Mr. Taylor says that since the camt) started there have only been two deaths, which is a remarkable record where so many animals aro so closely associated. It had been erroneously stated that one horso had died of strangles. Ho wished to say that that was not tho case. One horso choked itself to death in the lines during the night through being tethered with a slip-knotted halter. Tlie other death was caused through strangulation of llio howls—the result oF gluttony. It was the healthiest horse-enmp ho (Mr. Taylor) had over beau ooimeoted nrJtL